Pocket knife blade



April 2, 1935. A. M. BAE'R 1,996,501

' POCKET KNIFE BLADE Filed Jan. 23, 1954 1&1.

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Patented Apr. 2, 1935 I I r I 1,996,501. .7

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE POCKET KNIFE BLADE Albert M. Baer, New York,N. Y. Application January 23, 1934, Serial No. 707,922

2 Claims. (01. 30-10) This invention relates to pocket knives and hasgated groove l3 which extends from the shank particular reference to apocket knife provided portion thereof to a point spaced a short distancewith an improvedblade which, in addition to from the outer end of theblade. The groove serving in its usual capacity as a cutting instru- I3is rectangular shaped in cross sectional con 5 mentality, is soconstructed as to provide means figuration, and has its bottom surfaceserrated 5 useful as a nail file. r or provided throughout its lengthwith longi- The invention further contemplates a pocket tudinally spacedtransversely extending teeth M knife provided with a blade having anelongated so as to serve as a nail file while the opposite rectangulargroove in one face thereof adjacent side'edges of the groove function asguides for the rear edge of the blade, the bottom of which directing thenail over' the serrations or teeth. 10 groove is serrated so as to serveas a nail file when When the blade II is swung on the pin l2 to theblade is in closed relation, as well as in open closed position with thecutting edge l5 of the relation, while the side edges of the grooveproblade concealed between the side plates of the vide guide means fordirecting the nail over the handle, the grooved portion l3 of the bladeproserrated surface and as a means for engagement trudes beyond the sideedge of the handle and in 15 by the thumb nail for opening the blade.position to be used as a nail file when the blade The inventionfurthermore has in view a pocket is olosed as well as providing a meansreadily knife which provides a combined knife blade and engageable bythe thumb nail for opening the nail file which does not materiallyincrease the blade. V

cost of the blade while substantially adding to From the foregoing it isapparent that there is 20 the usefulness and efficiency thereof.provided a pocket knife blade which, in addition With the aboveenumerated and other objects to serving in its usual capacity as acutting inin view, reference is now made to the following strumentality,is also useful as a nail file when the specification and accompanyingdrawing in which blade is in closed relation, as 'well as when the thereis disclosed a preferred embodiment of the blade is open.

invention, while the claims cover variations and What is claimed is: I

modifications thereof which fall within the scope 1. A pocket knifeincluding. a handle and a of the invention. pivoted blade having agroove extending longi-" In the drawing: tudinally of one side facethereof adjacent the 0 Fig. 1 is a side view of a knife constructed inback edge, said groove being defined by aninner accordance with theinvention illustrating the serrated wall constituting a nail filingsurface blade in open relation. and a side wall serving respectively asa guidefor Fig. 2 is a side view with the blade illustrated the filingoperation and as means with which the in closed relation. finger nailengages when opening the blade.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal 2. A pocket knifeincluding a handle and a 35 sectional view taken approximately on line33 of pivoted blade-having a groove extending longi- Fig. 1. tudinallyof one side face thereof adjacent the Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentarysectional back edge, said groove being defined by an inner perspectiveview. serrated wall constituting a nail filing surface and Referring tothe drawing by characters of ref-' a side wall serving respectively as aguide for the 40 erence, it! indicates a handle of a pocket knife filingoperation and as means with which the which may be of any desired formor construction finger nail engages when opening the blade, said andwhich is provided with a blade H hinged groove being so positioned as tobe fully exposed or pivoted in the handle bolster on a pin l2 in fromthe handle when the blade is in closed relathe usual manner so as topermit of the closing tion thereto so as to'permit of the filingoperation 45 of the blade. when the knife is in closed condition. I

The blade I l is provided in one face thereof, adi jacent the rear edgeof the blade, with an elon- ALBERT M. BAER.

